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The Ship Manoeuvring Simulator Centre (SMS) of Trondheim, Norway is the first training centre to have its navigation course certified to DNV‘s ice navigation standard. “Representing the world’s only competence standard in this area we are stressing the importance that the additional challenges in Arctic waters must be met with a highly skilled crew”,...

OceanSaver announced that Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) has ordered ballast water management (BWM) systems for six VLCCs thus lifting the company’s order book to approximately NOK 280 million. The DSIC VLCC contract follows recent OceanSaver BWM system orders with Hyundai Heavy Industries for two Suezmax crude-oil tankers and six VLCCs at the Shanghai...

Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) announced the signing of a letter of intent with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., Korea (DSME), for the building of a new Deep Water Construction Vessel. Jan Pieter Klaver, Chief Executive Officer of HMC: “With this new Deep Water Construction Vessel, HMC will reinforce its unique position in...

On 12 July, the green light was given to launch the first Multi-Mission Frigate under construction for the Royal Moroccan Navy. The 105m ship has been constructed entirely on land at the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) yard at Vlissingen East, the Netherlands. Following its ‘direct launch’ , the vessel was towed to DSNS’s Vlissingen-City yard...

Retail facilities on P&O Cruises Australia’s cruise ship Pacific Dawn have been upgraded after a major logistics exercise by Southampton marine outfitters Trimline. Trimline Sales and Marketing Director Mike Oliver: “It was one of the biggest logistical exercises that we have completed and getting 40 personnel and 14 containers of equipment to the other...

Having six to ten projects already underway, Allweiler AS, Norway and OptiMarin team up to win major future offshore support vessel (OSV) ballast water treatment (BWT) contracts – estimated to peak at NOK 400 million per year for the next four years in the Norwegian offshore shipping market. Some 500 OSVs in the Norwegian...

With a payload developed by Kongsberg Seatex AS that receives and forwards AIS messages from ships., the experimental satellite AISSat-1 was launched successfully from India on 12 July 2010, and has already begun transmitting AIS messages from space to earth via Kongsberg Satellite Services’ ground station at Svalbard. The technology will improve safety at...

The manufacturing process for MaK and Cat engines up to 16,000 kW in Germany has been awarded an impressive environmental award. In June, Caterpillar‘s Kiel Engine Center in Kiel, Germany, was awarded an Environmental Award from the Economic Association of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state in Germany, at a celebration including the governor of...

All four of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s 41m Austal-designed and built high speed passenger ferries achieved a trial speed above the contract requirement during recent sea trials. Designed to carry 405 passengers at speeds of more than 37 knots, they are intended to help reduce road congestion by establishing a water taxi...

OceanSaver has announced signing a major contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea for the delivery of two ballast water management (BWM) systems for Gungen, a leading Turkish owner and operator of high-spec Suezmax crude-oil tankers. Valued at NOK 25 million (EUR 3.15 million), the Gungen BWM agreement follows OceanSaver’s six VLCC BWM system...

Future Pipe Industries Group (FPI) and its Swedish contractor Scanunit are to replace 1200 m of steel pipe per ship with glass fiber reinforced epoxy pipe systems (GRE) onboard the Atle and Frej icebreakers. Just one year after FPI and Scanunit started their collaboration, the Swedish Maritime Association granted this big order. Both 22,000bhp...

The Grimaldi Group is proceeding with plans to outsource its maintenance responsibilities by signing a new all inclusive MacGregor Onboard Care agreement with Cargotec that covers RoRo equipment onboard 16 vessels in Finnlines fleet. This latest three-year agreement was signed at the beginning of June in Helsinki, Finland and includes an option for a...

Imtech is observing a recovery of the technological maritime market in the Far East and Singapore. Imtech draws this conclusion based on of the growing intake of orders in this region over the past few months. In this period, Imtech has obtained new orders representing a total value of EUR 36 million. Imtech CEO...

Wärtsilä is to supply the main engines for 40 new bunkering tankers being built for the Brightoil Petroleum Group (BPG), China. In terms of the number of engines, this is one of the largest-ever orders received by Wärtsilä Ship Power. It has a total value of more than EUR 23 million. This order for...

Wärtsilä has signed a major contract with the A.P. Moller Maersk Group (APMM). The order covers the installation of Wärtsilä Slow Steaming Upgrade Kits to 34 more of the company’s large container vessels, following the successful installation and testing on one of the fleet’s sister vessels in late 2009. Slow steaming has become a...

Effective immediately Holmatro Industrial Equipment is implementing the use of biodegradable oil for all its hydraulic products and applications. The Dutch high pressure hydraulics specialist has decided to implement the use of new environment friendly, high performance hydraulic oil. Eco Power Oil is biodegradable in accordance with the OECD 301F test, and provides better...

STX Norway Offshore AS and partner PJMR Empreendimentos Ltda have through its subsidiary Estaileiro Promar S.A entered into contracts for building eight LPG carriers at the new shipyard in Brazil. The value of the contract is approximately million USD 536. On 9 July, 2010 Estaleiro Promar S.A. signed the contracts to build the LPG carriers for...

During three days of extensive testing, the advanced capability of Consilium‘s oil spill radar to detect oil slicks has been successfully verified. The sea trials were part of an exercise in order to certify satisfactory safety and efficiency in oil spill response operations. The operation was conducted by the Norwegian Clean Seas Association For...

The Hellespont group has strengthened its global base in Hamburg, Germany, by buying out the two minority partners in its Hamburg-based shipmanagement company and reshaping its corporate organisation. The 25% minority interests each that were held by HCI Capital AG and Peter Doehle Schiffahrts KG in Hellespont Hammonia GmbH & Co KG have been...

The Swedish Coast Guard is to install Volvo Penta‘s Inboard Performance System (IPS) in an entirely new type of vessel – KBV 312 – for surveillance, border control, fishing control, sea rescue and safety at sea activities. Using the IPS system, the Coast Guard will reduce the fuel consumption of the five new vessels...

Having successfully completed her second sea trials, the seismic/research vessel Oceanic Vega for Eidesvik Seismic Vessels AS, will be officially named today. The vessel will enter into a twelve-year contract with CGG Veritas – one of the world’s leading geophysical exploration specialists – with  five year options. Built by Ulstein, the Oceanic Vega is the...

The Turkish Government has recognised the opportunities of the shipbuilding industry, and launched a funding programme for Turkish companies in the maritime...

Last week in the Geiranger fjord in Norway, onboard Hurtigruten‘s Richard With, DNV officially launched its ECA Survival Kit in the presence of a selection of international maritime and offshore journalists as part of international press event organised by Blue-C. DNV’s principal consultant Henning Mohn (l) and segment director for special ships Arnstein Eknes...

At the Offshore Wind Conference 2010 in Liverpool, Scottish based SeaEnergy PLC signed a Letter of Intent with Ulstein Group to co-develop new service vessels for the offshore wind industry. SeaEnergy is planning vessels to perform both commissioning and maintenance works of wind turbines. Both companies have been working together over the last months...

Jeppesen‘s Piracy Update product, which combines navigational charts with up-to-date information regarding piracy surveillance and incidents, won the first ever Safety at Sea International Security Award on 22 June. The award was created by Safety at Sea International magazine to single out an innovative and original product with potential to improve security on board...